Soil enzyme activities as potential indicators of soluble organic nitrogen pools in forest ecosystems of Northeast China

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 795-803

  Yang, Kai ^a   Zhu, Jiaojun ^a   Yan, Qiaoling ^a   Zhang, Jinxin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Larch plantation; Natural secondary forest; Soil soluble organic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SECONDARY FOREST; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CHINA;

LARIX;

EID: 84866134524     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-012-0198-z     Document Type: Article

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